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France 24: Democratic White House hopeful Kamala Harris said in an interview broadcast Monday that if elected president she would not meet with Putin for peace talks if Ukraine was not also represented.
Reuters: Russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern Ukraine frontline city of Toretsk, Ukraine's military said late on Monday, less than a week after the fall of the bastion town of Vuhledar.
AFP: North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be sent, Seoul's defence chief said Tuesday.
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Reuters: A Russian missile hit a Palau-flagged vessel in Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa on Monday, killing a Ukrainian national and injuring five crew members in the second such attack in as many days, officials said.
The Moscow Times: Two major buyers are currently in advanced negotiations to acquire Raiffeisenbank, the Russian subsidiary of Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International, the Kommersant business daily reported.
Reuters: Russian shelling killed one person and wounded six others in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk.
The Kyiv Independent: Kyiv and Bratislava have begun work on creating an energy hub to strengthen the energy security of Eastern Europe, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a press conference with his Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico on Oct. 7.
Reuters: Ukraine will not extend its gas transit agreement with Russia after it expires at the end of 2024, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Monday.
The Moscow Times: Putin is to meet Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian for talks Friday at a forum in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan, a senior aide said Monday.
The Kyiv Independent: The Angels special intelligence unit has evacuated from occupied Crimea the family of a Ukrainian naval officer persecuted by Russia's Federal Security Service, the Navy reported on Oct. 7.
The Guardian: Ireland is a “playground” for Russian intelligence, a former deputy chief of an Irish army unit has said following claims that a member of parliament was recruited by the Kremlin to undermine Anglo-Irish relations during Brexit talks.
The Moscow Times: Putin has stopped visiting his residence in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi due to fears of a fatal drone attack, the independent investigative outlet Proekt reported Monday.
RFE/RL: The European Union will continue to strongly support Ukraine in its fight against Russia's unprovoked invasion and will keep offering all its backing to Moldova in its efforts to join the 27-member bloc, according to draft conclusions of a summit scheduled for next week.
The Kyiv Independent: At least 20 people were injured during a Russian airstrike against the southern city of Kherson on Oct. 7, local authorities reported.
Bloomberg: European Union officials are considering ways to circumvent Hungary’s veto of funding for Ukraine amid frustration over Budapest’s blocking of more than €6 billion in aid (archive).
The Moscow Times: Children in schools and kindergartens across Russia appear to have been forced to wish Putin a happy 72nd birthday Monday in closely matching videos, media outlets reported.
The Kyiv Independent: The Russian Baltic Fleet minesweeper Alexander Obukhov was put out of action thanks to a sabotage operation by Ukraine's military intelligence, the agency said on Oct. 7.
Reuters: Russian state media company VGTRK, which owns and operates the country's main national TV stations, was targeted in a massive cyberattack on Monday that a Ukrainian government source said Kyiv's hackers had caused.
CNN: A Moscow court sentenced American citizen Stephen Hubbard, 72, to six years and 10 months in prison on Monday for allegedly fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, according to Russian state media TASS.
Reuters: A Russian hypersonic missile struck the "area" of Ukraine's major Starokostiantyniv airbase on Monday morning, Kyiv said in a rare admission, after a drone and missile attack that also targeted the capital.
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